Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 2,684 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon stood at 2,684. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon peaked at 2,684 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,541, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,541 | — |
| 2001 | 1,560 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,583 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,606 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,628 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,649 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,667 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,686 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,705 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,724 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,748 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,777 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,814 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,860 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,921 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,993 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,063 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,133 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,207 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,288 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,375 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,469 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,571 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,684 | +4.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,684 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,684 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,635 | 1,541 | 1,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,980 | 1,748 | 2,288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,525 | 2,375 | 2,684 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon?
- Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon was 2,684 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,684 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,541 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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